How hot does cast iron get in a charcoal grill? Hot enough to melt through
heavy-duty fireplace gloves is what I learned over the weekend, when I used my
gloved hand to brace a cast iron smoking box as I moved it out of the fire, and
managed to collect a burn in under a second. I stopped cooking my finger
quickly enough that it didn't blister, but it is very painful, so as a
two-finger-typist, I am at half-capacity for the moment.